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A memorial to Alejandro Morales
Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene—it’s a loss to community activists, to affordable housing advocates, and to countless friendships.
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Chicago’s DIY rock scene mourns Alejandro Morales
With his generous spirit and boundless enthusiasm, Running drummer Alejandro Morales was the beating heart of a vibrant community.
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Noise-punk “supergroup” Brandy kills it on The Gift of Repetition
A few years ago Matthew Hord, who fronts Chicago-based noise-punk mainstays Running (and played alongside yours truly in a handful of local bands over the years), moved to New York City and linked up with guitarist Jordan Lovelace and drummer Peter Buxton, both of whom had played a similar style of jumpy, blown-out garage rock […]
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Dangerous DJ rigs on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by Chicago artist Bill Connors.
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Born to run
How I ran away from my failing body and straight into the Chicago Marathon.
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Puerto Rican punks Davila 666 come back from the dead
Until last month, Puerto Rican six-piece Davila 666 had been quiet since 2011. The riotous outfit had earned a reputation as one of the best live bands in the world, fusing stripped-down, hard-hitting punk with psych ambience and garage-rock melodies: each sweaty set was a nonstop high-energy barrage of beyond-catchy tunes, with every member of […]
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Who wouldn’t run for ice cream?
But the best parts of a “Freeze run” are the friends made and sights seen along the way.
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Noise punks Running and jazzy folk guitarist Ryley Walker release an unexpected collaboration
Chicago weirdos Running and Ryley Walker are far-out in very different ways, but they find middle ground on a new instrumental tape.
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What will the closure of Permanent Records’ Chicago store mean for the local music community?
Ukrainian Village’s beloved Permanent Records will close in September, and its full-time employees—including Moniker Records founder Robert Manis—will move to LA to work at its west-coast shops.
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A full-on Dwyer freak-out on the gig poster of the week
This week’s gig poster was designed by local artist Josh Davis.
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Permanent Records manager Dave McCune on celebrating the shop’s tenth anniversary
Dave McCune, manager of Chicago’s Permanent Records, reflects on the store’s history: “I got to watch the evolution of the shop from both sides of the counter.”
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Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary
Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.
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Monday marks Oozing Wound’s final show with founding drummer Kyle Reynolds
The thrash revivalists are already on the hunt for a new drummer.
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Chicago finally scores an NHL Draft, teenage girl shot while walking to school in West Humboldt Park, and other Chicago news
Also, runners rank the most dangerous spots in the city, and now you can stay in Vincent Van Gogh’s Arles bedroom—in River North.